Court Lane Junior Academy
Hilary Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Flitton
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 143316
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392375444
About this school
Court Lane Junior Academy is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 474 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Court Lane Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 119 | 119 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 1% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 60% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Court Lane Junior Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 467 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Court Lane Junior Academy compares
Court Lane Junior Academy ranked 16th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.2% | 21.8% | 474 | — |
| Court Lane Infant Academy | — | 5% | 12.9% | 346 | 0.0 miles |
| Highbury Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 26.5% | 391 | 0.5 miles |
| Portsdown Primary School | 35% | 6% | 52% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Medina Primary School | 58% | 5.6% | 44.6% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Solent Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 13.3% | 359 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.84%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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Court Lane Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Highbury Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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Portsdown Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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Medina Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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Solent Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Court Lane Junior Academy ranks 15th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Court Lane Junior Academy teach?
- Court Lane Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Court Lane Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Court Lane Junior Academy is Mrs Laura Flitton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Court Lane Junior Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Court Lane Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Court Lane Junior Academy?
- Court Lane Junior Academy has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Court Lane Junior Academy full?
- Court Lane Junior Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 474 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Court Lane Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Court Lane Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Court Lane Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Court Lane Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Court Lane Junior Academy part of an academy trust?
- Court Lane Junior Academy is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Court Lane Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Court Lane Junior Academy compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Court Lane Junior Academy ranked 16th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Court Lane Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Court Lane Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Court Lane Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Court Lane Junior Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.